Firefighters recovered the body of one missing passenger from the fire-stricken Ro-Ro Euroferry Olympia, while one of the passengers was found alive and rescued .
As of now, a total of 10 people of various nationalities are still unaccounted for, with rescuers having evacuated 280 people, whom took them to the island of Corfu. Before the weekend, two more people were rescued.
At the time of the accident the ship was carrying over 290 passengers and crew, as well as 153 trucks and 32 cars. When the fire broke out the ship was en route from Igoumenitsa in Greece towards Brindisi in Italy.
The cause of the blaze is still being investigated, but the ship’s captain and two officers were arrested by the Corfu Port Authority, and subsequently released, according to the Greek the coast guard said.
The ship is now being towed to the port of Kassiopi, in Corfu. It is slightly listing from the water poured into it, but is in no danger of sinking, relevant authorities informed.
The efforts to find the 10 missing people are continuing.